Lot 3111: Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (American, 1850-1921) The steam tug Joseph Stickney at Sea 25 x 39 in. (63.5 x 99 cm.)

The steam tug Joseph Stickney at Sea
signed lower right: "Antonio Jacobsen 705 Palisades Av., West Hoboken, NJ."
oil on canvas
25 x 39 in. (63.5 x 99 cm.)

The Joseph Stickney was an American steam tug operating between 1877-1984. She was built in Philadelphia, PA and owned by the Scully Towing Line. Measuring 99.3 ft. LOA x 21.3 ft. beam x 10.8 ft. draft and weighing 134 tons.

LITERATURE:
Harold S. Sniffen, Antonio Jacobsen, The Checklist, Smith Gallery - New York, 1984, pg 186, #22.